Cessna 172 accident near Newborn, GA
On January 6, 2020, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newborn, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 6, 2020
- Place
- Newborn, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.494°N, 83.642°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200106X65620
Official records · ERA20FA068
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Radar Track_final Flight Path Through Loss Of Target: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar Data Part 1: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar Data Part 2: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 6, 2020, at 1423 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172H, N1612F, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Newborn, Georgia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot, who owned the airplane, departed Toccoa Airport-RG Letourneau Field (TOC), Toccoa, Georgia, about 1230 and was destined for Cairo-Grady County Airport (70J), Cairo, Georgia, about 240 nautical miles away. The pilot’s daughter stated that he was likely flying to Cairo to look for property in the area. Radar track data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showed a target correlated to be the accident airplane after departure from TOC. The airplane proceeded on a heading of about 170° for 15 miles, taking a right turn to about 233° for 5 miles, then turning south again to 190° for an additional 25 miles. About 1 hour into the flight, the airplane turned west-southwest (figure 1) in a meandering track for about 10 miles in the vicinity of Newborn; it then made a right turn to the north and completed several left 360° turns before turning back to the east and completing two additional right 360° turns. The airplane proceeded to the north briefly, completing several 360° turns before continuing into 13 360° right turns that progressed in an easterly direction until radar contact was lost near the accident site (figure 2). The pilot’s daughter stated that she thought there was no reason why the pilot would be looking at property in Newborn from the air. Two witnesses obs
Probable cause
The pilot’s impairment/incapacitation from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a degraded muffler. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly maintain the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
